Dear First Family, The work of the called session of the United Methodist General Conference has come to an end. Delegates from around the world will be returning home in the days ahead, and the question that leaders all across our United Methodist connection will be asked is this,  What was the outcome?  If you […]

Today’s post is an excerpt from my Friday E-note from January 11th, 2019 celebrating my friend and partner in ministry, Dr. Jim Conner. I hope you had the chance to read yesterday’s note from our Executive Pastor Dr. Jim Conner. Jim shared that after 42 years of pastoral ministry he has made the decision to […]

We are thrilled to welcome Shea Reyenga to our ministry staff as our new Minister of Evangelism & Teaching. Hailing from the Hoosier State, Shea was baptized at Topeka UMC in the heart of Amish country and grew up at Trinity UMC in Elkhart with his family. Shea came to Texas to do his undergraduate […]

Today I had the honor to present Phil Stover, a faithful member of our church family who serves in numerous ways in our community, with the Gary Whetzel Heart for the Community Award. Below are the remarks I offered in that presentation. It is my deep joy to announce this year’s recipient of the Gary […]

Dear First Family, Psalm 121, verse 1 – 2 reads— I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Verse one contains a question that so many in the path of Hurricane Harvey have been asking since the end […]

The following is a guest post from our Global Missions Director, Teresa Sherwood, who is currently leading a team from our church who will be serving in Matamoros. Since 1999, First Methodist has partnered with Juntos Servimos Ministry in Matamoros, Mexico to care for the most vulnerable people living in that border community. We have delivered countless […]